Emotions & feelings
melt away
gradually disappear
If a feeling or problem melts away, it slowly becomes weaker until it disappears.
Hear it in real life
Are you still worried about the interview?
Not really. The worry is starting to melt away.
After a few minutes of quiet breathing, the tension began to melt away.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The tension started to melt off after I took a break.
Say: The tension started to melt away after I took a break.
Use “melt away” for a feeling that gradually disappears.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stress melts away; the pain melted away; make something melt away
Your turn: say it out loud
After a few minutes of quiet breathing, the tension began to melt away.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
melt away
gradually disappear
“After a few minutes of quiet breathing, the tension began to melt away.”
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